One of the bounties (issue #124) has been claimed - by me!

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On 10/30/2014 11:36 PM, Eric Voskuil wrote:
> Bitcoin Explorer (BX) is a major upgrade to SX. It is feature complete,
> thoroughly unit tested (over 500 independent tests) and fully-documented:
>
> https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/wiki
> https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/blob/master/README.md
>
> There is a Travis build, which verifies the install script, which
> supports Linux and OSX. There are also robust Visual Studio projects and
> statically-linked (single file) Windows x86 and x64 builds.
>
> However - there are a few open issues that I would like to close before
> release. I believe all to be build related. I've documented each in detail.
>
> https://github.com/libbitcoin/libbitcoin-explorer/milestones/2.0
>
> OSX
> ---
> Essentially OSX compile completes, but fails to link. It appears that
> the boost dependency is not being located. The OSX static build fails to
> get off the ground for some reason I haven't isolated.
>
> Linux
> -----
> The dynamic and static builds are successful, but there is an issue with
> each. The static build fails on all network calls. @pmienk has isolated
> this down to what appears to be a libzmq issue, as the zmq and czmq
> tests also exhibit the same behavior in their own static builds.
>
> The dynamic build works properly in all respects except that boost
> program_options throws exceptions across library boundaries, resulting
> in a core dump when it detects a command-line parse error. Although the
> proper error message is presented and the program terminates in
> essentially the same location, it's not a great behavior. There's no
> obvious way to prevent the exceptions from being thrown, or to catch
> them, and patching boost seems less than ideal.
>
> Windows
> -------
> The Windows static builds have no known issues. There are known
> difficulties in producing dynamic builds when using boost and standard
> template libraries, so the DLL build work is deferred.
>
> Bounty
> ======
> I'm offering .3 BTC for resolution of any of the three issues that I
> have listed under 2.0 as "help wanted" - so currently .9 BTC total. Pull
> requests are preferred. I reserve the right to accept or reject any
> submission. Your help is much appreciated!
>
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